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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3 : Chapter 1, Chapters 13 & 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what skirmish did Custer call the Civil War a "Glorious War"?
(a) Fredericksburg.
(b) Rappahannock River.
(c) Vicksburg.
(d) Appomattox.

2. What nickname did Crazy Horse go by as a child?
(a) Crazy Horse.
(b) Curly.
(c) Chips.
(d) Little Warrior.

3. In the last five months of 1866, how many times did the Sioux attack Fort Phil Kearny?
(a) 23.
(b) 51.
(c) 39.
(d) 12.

4. In Chapter 10, who writes, "I captured the greatest prize of all"?
(a) Gimlet Lea.
(b) Daniel Bacon.
(c) Custer.
(d) Libbie.

5. What old friend did Custer persuade General Pleasonton to give him as as aide?
(a) Sargent Sherwood.
(b) Lieutenant Yates.
(c) Tom Custer.
(d) Captain Holmes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did "Custer get a decent return on the investment of his men's lives"?

2. How many times during their lives did Crazy Horse and Custer come in contact with each other?

3. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?

4. Who are the "loafers" referred to in Chapter 9?

5. According to a letter Custer wrote to his sister, what percentage of students at West Point failed?

(see the answer key)

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